The USDA’s
latest good to excellent ratings for Iowa crops are 66% for corn and 65% for
soybeans.
Corn silking reached 84% and 20% of the crop is in the dough stage.
Soybeans
blooming reached 78% and 33% of the crop is setting pods.
Nearly all
of Iowa’s oat crop is coloring at 97%. Oat harvest reached 64%, nearly one week
behind average.
Pasture
condition continued to decline for the fifth straight week with 53% rated good
to excellent.